This whimsical cautionary tale follows Alby, a 35-year-old husband and father who longs to return to his halcyon boyhood. Desperate to escape the confines of adulthood, Alby tracks down his childhood friend Elias (Judah Friedlander) and persuades him to take a road trip to Diggityland, their favorite childhood theme park. Calamity and mayhem ensue as Alby and Elias' sentimental trip down memory lane becomes an unsolicited lesson in the perils of living in the past.

Please join The Brown Club in New York and the Inman Page Black Alumni Council for a special cooking demonstration with culinary artist and entrepreneur Warren Brown '93!

**Champagne Reception Just Added! **

On this evening, attendees will not only have the opportunity to learn the finer points of baking but also hear about Warren's very personal journey that led him to leave a promising career in law and pursue his passion for baking. (Sounds crazy, but what a story!)

Warren Brown is the founder of CakeLove, a thriving retail business based in Washington DC, and the host of the Food Network's widely popular Sugar Rush. Mr. Brown has garnered national attention with his appearances on both The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. In addition, he has been the subject of numerous articles in publications including the Washington Post, People, and Inc. Inc.com named Mr. Brown one of "The 26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs" along with the likes of Richard Branson and Martha Stewart. In addition, Mr. Brown will also be celebrating the recent release of his latest cookbook, CAKE LOVE: How to Bake Cakes from Scratch which highlights his passion for baking cakes that please family, friends, and customers alike.

Learn what it takes to follow your dreams and enjoy the "sweet" smell of success.

Cost: $55 (limited seating).

For online payment, click on the link below.

**Please note that the class is a demonstration with some audience participation. For additional information, contact kwame@alumni.brown.edu.

Brown - MIT - Columbia - Princeton - Yale

Put on your spring dresses, frills and boater's hats. Gentlemen, prepare for a spring blast with seersucker and spectator shoes (or just come dressed for a festive evening!). We are co-sponsoring of an evening of drinks & alumni fun. Bring your friends and meet fellow Brunonians of good cheer as well as the alums of four other schools!

Join us at the unique exclusive setting of the Taj Lounge for some excellent drinks, socializing and some delicious fusion of Indian, French, and American flavors.  Taj is reserved solely for one evening just for us!

Lions, Tigers and Bears and More (Bulldogs & Engineers)!

There are 2 registration periods. 
1) Early Registration: $5 for members and non-members
    Deadline: April 30th

2) Late Registration: $10 for members and non-members
    Deadline: Saturday, May 10th at midnight

3) At the Door: $20 cash-only (register early!)

Frothy imported beers and chilled wines from around the world will be available for a specially-priced $5 and $6 respectively. 

Important: Per Taj's rules, no jeans or sneakers.  Thank you.

For questions, please contact Michael at culture@brownnyc.org.

A screening of the Emmy-nominated documentary, Buddy, about the former mayor of Providence, RI. The film maker, Cherry Arnold, will present her documentary and Buddy Cianci himself will speak after the screening. Everyone is welcome to attend. For directions to The Pelham Picture House, please go to www.thepicturehouse.org.

Price: $20 per person for film & lecture $5 donation for refreshments

RSVP: Please pay at the door but RSVP to (718) 604-5280 or Mark.Schindler@dkib.com if you plan to attend.

Time: Reception starts at 7PM, Film starts at 7:30PM

*The Brown University Club in New York does not endorse or sponsor Buddy Cianci, his tomato sauce or the contents of this film, and is making its members and NY-area alums aware of this event which is being presented by the Brown University Club of Westchester County *

In celebration of the arrival of spring, it's time to dust off the picnic basket and pack it with some great wine and cheese.

This event will introduce you to some of Spain’s great red wines and artisanal cheeses. You’ll savor 4 different cheeses paired nicely with 4 Spanish wines while having fun learning about the variety of grapes, aging methods and even decipher the label. At the end of the tasting, you’ll know what to pick up for your next outdoor gathering.

We will have exclusive use of the Bubble Lounge's downstairs "wine cellar" for this special tasting!

Whether you are an oenophile, interested in affinage or fromage, or simply a lover of all things Miro and membrillo-like, this should be a great occassion to sip, savor, take a break, and relax with your fellow alums! Conjure a sultry evening with Picasso and Almodovar, practice your Spanish, debate Cervantes, talk about bullfighting. Sip a glass, and dream of flamenco and wafting Seville oranges.

April Cullom of Casa Abril, Tastings and Tours Through Spain, will be hosting us for a gracious, palate-stimulating and fun evening!

Join us by clicking on the link below! Space is limited. SOLD-OUT! LATE AND STILL WANT TO COME? Email events@brownnyc.org to check on availability
$26/Members and $30/Alumni, Guests and Friends.

That the days of the Teflon President were over
That power lunches had given way to purna yoga
That Cher would age gracefully
And trickle-down economics had really trickled...

The Brown Club invites you to an 80s night
We're talking Big Stuff, including Big Hair and humongous shoulder pads

Resuscitate those baggy pant suits and join us
for an evening where electric blue knitwear rules,
Leveraged buyouts still raise eyebrows,
And absolutely no foam padding is left behind.

Meet fellow 1980s classmates
(as well as those who just can't get enough of your old Armani look).

Be sure to wear your power suit, cause we'll buy free drinks for whoever scores the biggest, boxiest, most artificially induced shoulder span.

Plus, you may win one of our fabulous prizes including two tickets to the Wine Enthusiast Talk of the Town wine tasting on May 19, tickets to a performance by Pascal Rioult Dance, a bottle of everyone's favorite liqueur, B&B, and lots of cute Brown stuff.

We've got some great drink specials, at almost-1980s prices.

We have $3 select drafts $5 well drinks as well as $6 specialty drinks and wine!

And loads of great appetizers courtesy of the Brown Club.

Wednesday, April 30th
Bar Nine
807 Ninth Ave
Between 53rd and 54th Streets
1.212.BAR.NINE
www.barnine.com
6:30 to 9:30 pm

Cost: A mere $15 per person. To RSVP, click here.
Questions? Just email sponsors@brownnyc.org.

Had a long week? Looking forward to attending an exclusive docent-led tour of "Gustave Courbet" in one of the greatest museums in the world? How about drinks on the rooftop to enjoy a spring sunset? Bring a friend or a friendly smile.

A Perfect Way to Top-off the Week. Enjoy a cool pre-summer breeze and one of the best views of Central Park. The tour will run from 6:30 to 7:30 with drinks on the Met's rooftop to immediately follow.

For those of you who are keen on making the most of your evening, you may break away from rooftop cocktails and enjoy two blockbuster exhibitions (the museum's Gustave Courbet retrospective and the critically-acclaimed "Jasper Johns: Gray" show which is closing May 4th!). Mummies, impressionist paintings, and more!

Space is limited. RSVP BY NOON, FRIDAY APRIL 18 TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW!

$25 for Brown Club New York (dues-paying) members / $29 for Alums & Guests (Price doesn't include cost of cocktails)

Questions? Email: events@brownnyc.org.

Special Note to Met Museum members: The Met Museum charges BCNY on a per person basis, exclusive of Met Museum personal or corporate membership. Unfortunately, even if you are a member of the Met Museum, such membership does not cover the cost of this event.

Special Note to on Tickets purchased after 3pm on April 15, 2008: PRE-REGISTRATION HAS SOLD-OUT. HOWEVER, WE HAVE EXPANDED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 2 DOCENTS TO LEAD 2 SEPARATE TOURS OF JASPER JOHNS AND MASTERPIECES OF THE MET TOURS"WAITLIST". THESE TICKETS HAVE ALSO SOLD-OUT!

SOLD-OUT!

Please join us for a rare appearance of the fiery Martha Argerich for an evening live at Lincoln Center with Charles Dutoit conducting the New York Philharmonic. This is a concert that you are unlikely to forget.

(A) Critical Acclaim:

"The way the piano suddenly thunders under the pressure of Argerich's small frame is a physical fact that resists explanation. It can only be described as a possession, a visitation, such as seems to happen when great singers take the stage." --- Alex Ross, The New Yorker

"Argerich never fails to surprise." --- Town & Country

"Going into this performance I would have said that it was easier for a pianist to make an impression in the Chopin, which invites rhapsodic freedom, than in the Schumann, which needs some degree of classical rigor and restraint. Ms. Argerich's account changed that assumption." --- Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times (on reviewing a Schumann performance)

(B) Program includes:

Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

Ravel: La Valse

(C) 20% Discount (and avoid handling fees!) and Excellent Seats.

$55 (Members) , $65 (Guests and Non-Members)

ORCHESTRA seats

This event has sold out!

Please join the Pembroke Center Associates in three cities for this exciting program exploring the role of women in the political process! Professor Lawless will talk about her research into political ambition and the manner in which gender affects the decision to run for office. She is co-author (with Richard Fox) of the recent book, It Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office (Cambridge University Press, 2005), based on the data from the Citizen Political Ambition Survey, a national survey she conducted of almost 3,800 potential candidates. Her research found that women, even in the highest tiers of professional accomplishment, are substantially less likely than men to seek elected office, be recruited to run for office, or express a willingness to run for office in the future. Lawless also will speak from her own experience as a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Rhode Island's second congressional district in 2006.

Food including kosher food will be available for those feeling peckish.

About Jennifer Lawless

Jennifer L. Lawless received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is an assistant professor of political science at Brown University, with a courtesy appointment at the Taubman Center for Public Policy. Her teaching and research focus on gender politics, electoral politics, and public opinion. She is the co-author of It Takes A Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office (Cambridge University Press, 2005); and has also published numerous articles in academic journals, such as The American Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Women and Politics. Dr. Lawless has become a nationally recognized expert and speaker on the subject of women candidates. In 2006, she ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Rhode Island's second congressional district.

Are you good with names? Horrible with names? Like games? Like trivia? Want to show-off your smarty-pants with the new spring season? Are you married to a UChicago alum? It's time to take off the gloves!!

We are looking to put together a team to face up to the challenge by the University of Chicago to play them in a game of "Mies van der Rohe" (otherwise known as "Celebrity"), a game involving wits, a knowledge of trivia, and guessing which celebrity or famous person that someone on your team is describing. The match is set for Sunday, April 13, 2008.

Wide knowledge of trivia and a gift for names is useful. A Brown education is essential (or being significantly involved with someone holding such a fine degree!).

If you have an interest in playing, we are organizing a pre-game for "Team Brown" at 1:30 pm at Park and 38th Street to warm-up before the face-off with the "super-nerds of Hyde Park" at 3:15 sharp* at a bar in midtown please email David Hsia '94 at events@brownnyc.org for details of the pre-game warm-up.

Rules will be explained, and we will play a demo round during the pre-game warm-up at 1:30 pm. Bring your quick wit, legible handwriting, and breadth of knowledge.

*UChicago is hosting this event. Alumni from MIT, Yale and a few other schools may also be joining us. Cost is free, with a suggested two-drink minimum to help defray the bar's expenses for hosting us. Participants are requested to arrive on time, and latecomers will buy drinks for on-timers. Adult participants only, please.

Join fellow alums to plant trees for NY Cares’ Hands on NY Day. Get some fresh air and meet new community service-minded Brown grads as we help beautify Brooklyn’s Canarsie Park. The Brown Club of NY and other groups at the park that day will be planting 5,000 trees.

Over 5,500 volunteers participate in Hands on NY Day at 100 different sites throughout the city.

We will be meeting at the NY Cares’ office at 8:45 am on Saturday, April 12th to take a bus to Canarsie Park. The office is located at 214 W. 29th St. between 7th and 8th Avenues. The event will run until 3:00. Transportation will be provided both ways.

This website has information on Canarsie Park:

http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/park_info_pages/park_info.php?propID=B018

While there are a few eating places nearby, it is recommended that you bring a bag lunch. Conditions at the park may be muddy so please dress appropriately. You will receive a free T-shirt for participating.

To register, please click below. We have a limited number of spots so please register quickly!

Please note that the Brown Club is covering the $5 suggested donation for its members who choose to volunteer.

At 4:00, NY Cares will be hosting a party for all volunteers (details to follow). For any questions, please email volunteer@brownnyc.org. It should be a very fun day.

Be prepared to be entertained, enlightened, and educated by five alumni authors who have achieved success following their passion for the written word. You’ll hear candid stories of how Brown alumni, with different backgrounds and interests, brought together their life experiences and passion for the written word and made successful careers!

Amy Sohn ’95, dating columnist for New York Magazine

Scott Haltzman ’82, “The Secrets of Happily Married Men”

Louise Sloan ’89, “Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to being a Single Mom”

Andrew Woelflein ’87, Herbert Knotel's German Armies in Color: As Illustrated in His Watercolors & Sketches

Moderated by Brown alum, Vicky Oliver, author of "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions"

Delectable light snacks will be available.

Buy your tickets now for $12 (advance) or pay $15 (cash only at the door).

Ethan Nichtern' 00 is a second generation Buddhist meditation practitioner and teacher. He grew up in New York City and founded the Interdependence Project, a non-profit organization that allows people to explore their minds in meditation and apply their experience to the world of arts, ecology, and community service. A poet and a writer, Ethan has been featured in Tricycle Magazine. He also teaches meditation and Buddhist studies classes around New York City and at NYU, Brown, Wesleyan, and New School.

Fees:

Brown Club Members: $12

Non-Club Members: $15

Time:

1 hour and 30 minutes

Please wear comfortable clothing.

Feel free to bring your friends, family members, and yourself.

Space is limited so reserve now!

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For questions, please email Michael Tang at culture@brownnyc.org

Want to holler with James Joyce or brag about your Yeats? Suffering from ophidiaphobia (apologies to the Pentecoastals)? Never got over the limerick about your grandmother and the druid day-camp?

Pretend you're Finn McCool or Mary Robinson. Dress like Beckett. Have a beer and chew on a peppermint paddy. Meet other BROWN alums, friends and lost classmates. Look for a four-leaf clover...

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Our live DJ "St. Paddy Daddy" will be spinning an eclectic mix of groove, funk, soul, hip-hop and special requests.

We'll bring a pot of Irish gold chocolate coins (20 lbs.!) and a stash of York peppermint paddies to sweeten the evening. Enjoy tall foaming Irish stout, red wine and a bonnie brogue-besotted crowd.

Drink Specials: $4 drink specials for tap/bottled beer, spirits and house wine from 6 to 8pm!! Come early or stay late and be ready to sing "Aud lyne sang".

Mini-Trivia Contest: "Who was Maewyn Succat?" Are you up for the Brown Club's St. Patrick's Day trivia challenge? We will be awarding up to three dozen stuffed bears for alums who can win the "Over the Rainbow" Trivia challenge!

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Free Drink Tickets

First twenty (20) people wearing green or dressed like Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Lion or a Munchkin (no witches or Yellow Brick Roads) will receive free drink tickets!

"Lucky" Irish Hats. Come EARLY dressed in green and receive a 100% authentic "Glitter" Leprechaun Hat to look your sartorial best on this most important day-of-days (Pre-St. Patrick's Day, March 13th)!

Private Back Room. Join us in the private back room with our own bartender for a quiet evening of conversation, music and fun!

Bring a blarney stone; we'll keep Sinead O'Connor at the door.

No Cover Charge, but pls. RSVP below to be put on the guest list for our private backroom:

Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President - Lincoln Chafee

7:00 PM - 7:45 PM: Reception with Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres

7:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Introductory Remarks, Lecture, and Discussion

Cost

$15 for Young Alumni ('03-'07)

$20 for Brown Club Members

$25 for Non-Members

$40 To Become a Member and Attend Event

Questions?

Please contact Misha at mikhail.x.glezin@aexp.com or at (212) 327-1322

Meeting of the Minds is a series sponsored by the Brown Alumni Association and brings the Brown intellectual experience to the larger Brown community of alumni, parents, and friends. This event is co-sponsored by the Brown Club of New York.

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All alumni are welcome to join the Cornell Club. Those who join before March 31st can receive a $100 house credit, which can be used for food and more but not towards membership price.

Join other Brown alumni and volunteer at St. Francis Xavier soup kitchen, a well-run kitchen in the Union Square area that provides 800 meals to those in need every weekend.

The Brown Club will work the afternoon session on Sunday, February 24th which runs from 12:00-3:30 pm. St. Francis Xavier is located at 55 W. 15th St. between 5th and 6th avenues. St. Francis Xavier hosts several organizations each week so, in addition to bonding with fellow Brown alumni, you'll have the opportunity to meet new service-minded people.

Space is limited so sign-up now.

To RSVP, please click on the link below.

1. Dine with friends from Brown over candlelight (not over lava lamp.)

2. See if he looks better without sideburns.

3. Feel like a winner – special drawing for Donna Summer CD, 2 NYC Opera tickets,Brown baseball caps, hoodies, totes, and t-shirts.

4. Excellent chance to boast – about kids’ accomplishments.

5. Excellent chance to bemoan the fact that maybe you never became a rock star.

6. Reminisce about life at Brown before computers, cell phones, I-pods.

7. You don’t have to “do the Hustle” – unless you’re talking about hustling a fantastic meal in gracious surroundings.

8. What else are you doing on February 20th that’s so darn special?

9. Network your way into a better job.

10. It’s a mini-reunion without the reunion jitters.

11.-70. Meet new Brown friends; reconnect with long lost friends, roommates, chums, and ex-lovers over sumptuous Italian meal.

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Enjoy a supberb unforgettable meal at Acqua on Peck Slip, described on zagat.com as an "oasis of calm" with food that is "absolutely fresh and gorgeous!"

ACQUA MENU

$75 for non-Brown Club in New York Members / $65 for Members.*

Registration Fee includes tip and wine with dinner.

*Each guest pays cash for drinks at bar during appetizers and cocktail hour.

For questions, email: vickyoliver917@hotmail.com or sponsors@brownnyc.org.

To register, please click on the link below.

February 7 starts the first day of the Year of the Rat.

Those born during this time are known to be charming, charismatic, and passionate. Bring your friends and celebrate this ancient tradition with the Brown Club and A4!

The first 25 to show up get free drink tickets.

Party starts at 7PM

$5 drinks

Free Hors d'oeuvres

No cover-charge but please rsvp below:

Join us for an evening of fun in celebration of the theme of LOVE. In Amoris Speramus

DRINK SPECIALS

From 6-9 pm there will be drink specials: $6 Cosmos, $6 Wines, $5 Domestic Beers, $6 Imported Beers.

After 9 pm drinks will be full priced.

BROWN (CHOCOLATE) BEARS & HEARTS

The first 50 people to show up will receive Necco heart candies to pass onto the Valentines of their choice.

We will have door prizes of chocolates and Brown bears, as well as a match-making game for those of you willing to be the target of Cupid's arrow.

Bring your own poetry, love potions and charms for a fun-filled evening of cocktails and meet the man/woman/transgendered individuals of your dreams. Stick around for fun, to renew old and new acquaintances, and to discuss Byron, Shelley, the alignment of Venus, the Romantic pianists, Shakesperean tragedies, and themes of Eros.

Sing a paen to St. Valentine's or just hum along to some Barry Manilow or Vampire Weekend (microphones and appreciative groans not included).

"Come share the love... lots of bear hugs"

Bring yourself, bring friends (single or not, so long as they are Robert Indiana fans or dying of rheumatic fever / romantic fervor ... ).

No cover charge, but please RSVP at the link below.

Spent too much time studying in the Rock? Ever wonder what John D. Rockefeller did with his "other charitable donations" in Hyde Park, Illinois?

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GAME NIGHTS

Are you game? Ply your knowledge and match wits with alumni from the University of Chicago and peer institutions at U Chicago's Game Night. Every two months or so, we meet at a bar to play a pre-announced board or parlor game.

For the first 15 minutes, we meet and mingle, and then let the friendly competition begin. Cost is free, with a suggested two-drink minimum. Participants are requested to arrive on time. Latecomers will buy drinks for on-timers.

Two weeks before each event, an Evite with the location will be sent to the Game Night e-mail list.

To join, please e-mail your name, school, graduating year, and degree to J. Kwon, AB'93, at uc.gamenights@gmail.com. You are cordially invited to bring it on.

Tickets are $5

To purchase tickets, please click on the following link:

http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=detail&event=719803&interface=mjhnyc

Erased: Vanishing Traces of Jewish Galiciain Present-Day Ukraine

(Princeton University Press, 2007)

With Omer Bartov, Distinguished Professor of European History, Brown University

Leading scholar Omer Bartov embarks upon some twenty Ukrainian towns—including his mother’s hometown of Buchach—to uncover the remains of this missing Jewish history. Ultimately, he finds that Ukraine, with its ethnically cleansed population, has reinvented its past by suppressing the collective memory of its victims.

This program is part of the Museum’s book club, Looking Back, Facing Forward, co-sponsored by the Forward and moderated by its associate editor, Gabriel Sanders.

REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS MIXER / COCKTAIL HOUR

Join us for a night of complimentary cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and teeming informal discussion ("Bring your own discussion") about the rise and fall of NYC's building boom.

Architect? Real estate mogul-to-be? Construction engineer? Work for a REIT? Broker? Urban planner? Interior designer? Thinking about buying? Looking to start an argument about Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs? Is Nouvel too Old for New York? Visited SANAA's New Museum and want to chat about it?

With a recession looming, Dollar doldrums keeping us down, new luxury high-rises going up, 40 Bond St. almost sold-out, Miami condos going for fire sale prices, and starchitects and the Irish investment community descending upon our shores: it seems like a perfect evening for cocktails and conversations about New York real estate, the latest news in the New York Observer, and childhood obsessions with Lego, set backs and historic preservation.

Interested in rubbing elbows with other alums in real estate/ construction/ architecture? Looking for a great job lead or information on the industry?

Well, come on down to the Center for Architecture for theArchitecture/ real estate/ construction Happy Hour! Talk with alumni who design, develop, and construct buildings! Imbibe and chat! Make some connections!

ENJOY AN EVENING OF DRINKS/LIGHT BITES AND CASUAL CHAT TO UNWIND AFTER WORK. BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND OFFICEMATES. NON-ALUMS AND ALUMS WELCOME.

SPONSORED BY THE BROWN UNIVERSITY CLUB IN NEW YORK.

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DIRECTIONS:

Take the A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to West 4th Street station. Walk east along West 3rd Street and turn right on LaGuardia Place. The Center for Architecture is located midway along the block, on the right side of the street.

or

Take the 6, B, D, F, or V to Broadway/Lafayette station or the N or R to Prince Street station. Walk north on Broadway and turn left on Bleecker Street. Walk along Bleecker and turn right on LaGuardia Place. The Center for Architecture is located midway along the block, on the left side of the street.

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This is a FREE event. Please bring your friends.

Wednesday, January 30th, 7:00pm

Ivy League Stand-Up Comedy Night!

For one night, the Penn Club transforms into a showcase of New York's top

stand-up comedy talent. Come to the club to see some of the city's funniest

and smartest comedians, who just happen to be Ivy alums. It's all good clean

fun, so don't be scared to bring your officemates (even your boss!) After

the show the comedians will stick around for a meet-and-greet.

Featuring a fresh lineup of young Ivy comics.

Ross Hyzer (Brown)

Ross Hyzer (Aspen Comedy Festival, Top 5 College Comedians) graduated from

Brown with a degree in comedy theory, effectively ensuring he would be

unable to pursue any profession other than comedy. A congenial writer and

performer with a sly, sharp bite, Ross is an Iowa native transplanted to

Brooklyn.

including many other knee slapping and snort inducting comics...

$38 plus tax and gratuity per member and $48 plus tax and gratuity per guest

by June 4th at noon, $48 plus tax and gratuity for member walk-ins and $58

plus tax or gratuity for guest walk-ins. Cover includes two drinks, bar

snacks, and show. For reservations, e-mail events@pennclubny.org or fax

212-403-6621.

By reservation only.

Register by 12/21/07 for discount offer: $135.00 per person

Register after 12/21/07 for regular rate: $150.00 per person

Bring your receipt to event as proof of purchase. All sales final.

Click on this link to register:

http://www.columbiaclub.org/new_years-eve_party.html

Come join us for our annual trip to see George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker"!

Sugar Plum Fairies. Snowflakes. The Mouse King. The Nutcracker Prince.

Join us for our annual trip to see our very own New York City Ballet production "The Nutcracker", as performed by the New York City Ballet! This tradition is the perfect holiday season kick-off for friends and family of all ages.

The Brown Club of NY has reserved a limited number of tickets for $30 (members and kids under 12) / $35 (guests and non-members).

Questions? email us at events@brownnyc.org.

JUST TWO TICKETS LEFT!! To register, please click below:

Attention all Brown architects, interior designers, and interested alumni!

Be prepared for a night of cocktails and conversation about Brown’s building boom! Several of New York’s top architecture firms will be on hand to discuss some of their projects at Brown! Attendees will not only hear about the changes on campus—brought by the nation’s premier firms—but will have a chance to rub elbows with these architects—as well as your fellow Brown architects and designers!

The Brown University Club in New York is proud to bring all this great talent together for one special night!

Pre-register now and save! $25 ($30 at the door)

Come out dressed to impress and spend an evening with cocktails and dancing or socializing in a fun and relaxing way to mingle with friends and other alums from Ivy schools. Try a Sugar Cube soaked in Bitter, Alphonso Cocktail, Cacha or Mirabella Plum Puree.

Sponsored by the Columbia Club of New York in association with Brown, Penn, Princeton and Yale clubs of New York.

Join us at Retreat (www.retreat-nyc.com), a club-house inspired 2,500 sq. ft. sanctuary from the clubbing world with a treehouse-inspired interior with antler lamps, hand-carved wooden walls, and unique cocktails, as well as superlative music with a laid-back vibe.

** Drink Specials from 9pm to 11pm **

Including $5 domestic beers and $6 cocktails.

No cover charge.

Questions? Contact jack.yuen@citi.com at the Columbia Club with questions.

Are you interested in giving back? Come learn about fun community service activities and other volunteer opportunities in New York that fit your schedule, allow you to meet new people, and do good. Speakers will present from organizations including Volunteer Consulting Group, New York Cares, and the United Way about the ways you can volunteer in the city. Learn about regular and one-time communty service events and about how to join a non-profit board. Find out about our upcoming Brown Alumni service days while enjoying great company and wine and cheese.

For questions, please email volunteer@brownnyc.org.

Sling a Cosmo. Take a break from work and relax with a beer or sip a martini (dirty). Bring a friend or meet new friends for a casual, fun evening in a low-key and charming setting. Break the ice and talk turkey with some spirited pre-Thanksgiving conversation.

Join us for a Brown-MIT-Wellesley Alumni Mixer!

Drink Specials will include:

$5 Cosmos

$4 Bud/Bud Light

$6 Wines by the glass

Website: www.stirnyc.com. "Downtown on the upper east side with a silky vibe, club/lounge perfect for an informal gathering."

Contact for questions: Beverly_Johnson@alumni.brown.edu

Register below to be placed on the guest-list.

Play chess with 29 other lucky alums in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Enjoy a fantastic lunch and a free cocktail, while savoring this moment in a fabulous setting in the heart of Manhattan's upper east side. Mix and mingle with other chess afficionados and alums on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. All for an incredibly low price!

Watch, eat and socialize for $15. For an additional $15, play the top-US ranked Grand Master.

Lunch options include:

1) Pink Salmon Medallion with Seafood Crust

2) Pencil Asparagus and Wild Mushroom Risotto Francaise

3) Prime Hanger Steak a la Julien

Generally, a meal and drink at Brasserie Julien would cost over $35 so this is a great deal for spectators and participants!

All tickets include a delicious Gallic-style lunch and a complimentary drink!

For $15, Spectator Registration:

https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=285

For $30, Chess Participant Registration:

https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=300

Grand Master Hikaru Nakamura:

At the age of 16, GM Hikaru Nakamura became the 2005 US Champion. He broke the record of becoming the youngest Master in American history at the age of 10, and even beat Bobby Fischer's record in becoming the youngest Grandmaster at age 15. In addition to his record breaking title, Hikaru is also easily the best blitz player in the US. Furthermore, GM Nakamura is the highest rated player on the Internet Chess Club, with hundreds of other Grandmasters at his heels.

We've been invited by the Duke University Club of New York to attend a spectaculr Night at the Museum for Alumni and Families!

Bring your kids and enjoy an incredible evening that will not be easily forgotten by your kids!

Sleep well the night before, because on Saturday, November 10, you will be too excited to sleep during the Duke Club of New York’s Night at the Museum adventure at the American Museum of Natural History!

Duke and Brown alumni and families, along with alumni and families from other schools, will meet in the lobby of the museum at 5:30 p.m. in time for a 5:45 p.m. event orientation. Following the session, our group will be free to explore the museum. Guides will be on hand to answer questions, run the hands-on activity carts and serve light snacks. At 11:00 p.m. there will be a screening of the adventure film Dolphins in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. When we are too exhausted to experience another thing, we’ll sleep under the great blue whale on cots provided by the museum in the sleeping bags we’ve each brought.

Breakfast is early (6:30 a.m.) when you are an explorer and we’ll be on our way home by 8:00 a.m. to rest up for our next adventure. Explorers must be at least 8 years old and must be accompanied by at least one Experienced Explorer (adult) for every two Junior Explorers. Each adventure pass is $99 for children and $109 for adults.

To reserve your space for this excellent adventure, follow the directions at www.dukealumni.com/dcnycoupon to pay by check or register online by clicking on the ‘Register’ link at such website.

Questions? Contact Julie Ehlers Duke’85 at (917) 734-5487 (c), julie.ehlers@alumni.duke.edu, or Brown's own Vicky Oliver, vickyoliver917@hotmail.com.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Neither Brown University, nor the Brown University Club in New York, takes any responsibility for the safety of your children or yourself with respect to this event. We have not organized this event, nor are we endorsing this event, nor have we checked on the staff or employees of the museum or the Duke University Club of New York. Instead, we are informing you about the opportunity to sign-up for this event. You will be at your own risk and we are warning you that it is your responsibility to decide whether or not this is an event that is appropriate for you and your children, and you will need to supervise your children in an appropriate manner. If you decide to go, we hope you have fun!

If you graduated from Brown between 1980 and 1989, then this is the night to meet up with your former classmates. You can expect a few extras who just can't get enough of Brown 80s grads as well. We will enjoy a cash bar, featuring specials like $3 on draft beer (Stella Artois and Killians Irish Red), $5 on house wine (Red or White). In addition to drink specials include Espresso Martini, Mango Martini, Sour Apple Martini, & Varied Mojito Combos

The hors d'oeuvres are on the Brown Club, and to top it all off, there will be a drawing to win fabulous prizes, like Brown stuff and tickets to the NYC Opera! Cost is just $15 per person, so sign up now. We look forward to seeing you. We will be meeting in the back of the restaurant, in the covered garden, which is ours for the evening.

For questions, please email sponsors@brownnyc.org.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GAME NIGHTS

Are you game? The University of Chicago Club of New York invites you to ply your knowledge and match wits with alumni from the University of Chicago and peer institutions at Game Night. Every two months or so, we meet at a bar to play a pre-announced board or parlor game. For the first 15 minutes, we meet and mingle, and then let the friendly competition begin. Cost is free, with a suggested two-drink minimum. Participants are requested to arrive on time. Latecomers will buy drinks for on-timers.

Two weeks before each event, an Evite will be sent to the Game Night e-mail list. For more information or to join the list, please e-mail Julie Kwon, UChicago, AB'93 at swingmuse@yahoo.com (please include your name, school, graduating year and degree to sign up for the list). You are cordially invited to bring it on.

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** Sunday, November 4, 2007 **

3:15 p.m.

Game Night 3.5: Last Word

"Vegetables that begin with C." When the category is announced, beat the random timer and score points for your team by getting in the last word on the last Game Night of 2007.

The Brown and UC Berkeley clubs of NY are inviting Columbia, UCLA and Yale alums to join us for a Halloween party to remember!

Come join us for some fun, socializing and a great relaxing way to meet fellow Brown alums and UC Berkeley alums, in a fabulous and ghostly setting with a delicious complimentary appetizers.

Dress up in costume and join the Brown Bears and Cal Golden Bears for an evening of spooky fun at what promises to be the best pre-Halloween bash in town.

Sample DIP's signature "haunted" dark chocolate fondue and ghoulish (but tasty) appetizers courtesy of the Brown and Cal clubs -- we are chipping in for a fantastic spread.

You can dig your fangs into:

Enjoy beer and mixed drink specials:

There will be games and prizes, so come with costumes, ghost stories and your best Brown bear impressions.

Costumes are optional, but highly encouraged. The First 10 people who show up in costume and the First 10 people who show up in bear costumes will each get a free drink!! (no double-counting!) We'll have games and prizes for the best costume.

No Cover!

Space is limited to the first 100 who sign up! Please RSVP by following the link below, which will grant you access to the upstairs VIP lounge.

Step back in time to eerily recreated scenes of 19th-century death. See recreations of the 1865 deathbed and funeral of Seabury Tredwell and learn about death and mourning customs of the 19th century. The tour will last approximately 50 minutes.

$25 per person

Space is limited!

Please arrive 10 min. early.

The Merchant's House Museum is NYC’s only preserved 19th-century family row house. Its fine late-Federal exterior, tucked in amid the lofts, tenements and popular shops of its neighborhood, is a striking reminder of what whole city blocks once looked like. The house's restored but unaltered Greek Revival interior is outfitted with the authentic furnishings and possessions of the Seabury Tredwell family, who lived there for almost 100 years, from 1835 to 1933.

Produced by Brown alums Skip Kelly '77 and Tommy Hart '77, this interesting and important film is an extensive tribute to The Godfather of Soul . The amazing life of James Brown is highlighted as told in his own words and shown in his classic live performances.

Also included are exclusive interviews and events from Brown's life, including classic rare footage from his concert in Boston during the week that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Parts of his 2007 public memorial service at The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York are also shown.

After the screening, filmmakers Skip Kelly '77 and Tommy Hart '77 will be in attendance to answer questions related to the making of the film.

Admission is free.

RSVP at event_rsvp@inmanpagenyc.org

For more information on the Inman Page Black Alumni Council and The Ethel Tremaine Robinson Foundation, please visit the website http://www.inmanpagenyc.org

Silent Auction Adds Glamour a Touch of Glamour to this year's Independent Award Dinner.

This year, the award will be presented to the legendary modern dancer, choreographer and director Mark Morris and our very own entrepreneurial superstars Tom First ’89 and Tom Scott ’89, the founders of Nantucket Nectars.

On this magical evening, guests will also have the opportunity to bid on an array of exciting prizes, including: Fine jewelry and luxury accessories from Hermes, Versace, Project Runway, Tiffany & Co, Coach, Movado… Exclusive tickets to Saturday Night Live, Joyce Theater, The Actor’s Studio, New York Giants, Mark Morris Dance… Unique travel experiences including 4 days and 3 nights at a spectacular private villa in Cabo San Lucas includes airfare

DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR CHECKBOOK!

Cost: $275 per person. All proceeds benefit a deserving student from New York City. $157 of the ticket price is tax deductible.

Space is limited!!!

To purchase online, visit: https://alumni.brown.edu/alumni/de/events/register_user.aspx?id=254

To purchase by mail, please make checks payable to the Brown Club in New York and mail to: Brown Club in New York, PO Box 4451, New York , NY 10163-4451

For additional information, please contact kwame@alumni.brown.edu

Each year, nearly 200,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer, and the American Cancer Society is fighting for a cure. Join the Brown Club in New York team to help raise funds and enjoy a lovely fall morning. Put on your Brown sweatshirts and meet us at the 72nd Street bandshell--just look for the brown and red balloons! After the walk, we'll meet up for mimosas.

For more information, and to join the BCNY team, please e-mail volunteer@brownnyc.org.

Join author and Redbook "Hot Mama" Louise Sloan '88 for the wine-and-cheese launch party of her book Knock Yourself Up: No Man? No Problem! A Tell All-Guide to Becoming a Single Mom. Louise's inspiring story of how she became a mother has been featured on Nightline, Time Out New York, and several other news outlets.

Sloan will read from her book, which is part memoir, part hot-topic journalism, and part girlfriends' guide to single motherhood by choice.

Enjoy wine, cheese, and good conversation hosted by Sloan and Babeland co-owner Claire Cavenah '88.

Questions? email: volunteer@brownnyc.org

Reviews:

"Knock Yourself Up is a must read! Louise Sloan is brutally honest and wickedly funny!"--Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award-winning actress, The Practice

"Knock Yourself Up is the perfect book for any woman considering single motherhood."--Liz Tuccillo, writer, "Sex and the City," and author of "He's Just Not That Into You."

Sip a special signature Brown cocktail created for just this night. Enjoy an fabulous and fun evening soiree under the stars an exclusive aerie overlooking the Gotham skyline.

Bring a date and your friends, or come by yourself, to meet new and old friends / alums for our most lavish and spirited event of the year.

Featuring live jazz music with virtuosos Alex Levin '99 and Maeve Richmond '95 and others. Be amazed with mysterious tricks by the Big Apple Magician, Matthew Haicken '02. Finish the evening with a decadent chocolate fondue dessert contributed by Honey.

Martini glasses, open bar with incredible selection of premium drinks, and butlered hors d’oeuvres served all night! Win fabulous door prizes ---an ipod shuffle, a special gift from Estee Lauder, Veuve Cliquot champagne, a romantic dance class for two, a box of hand-made Belgian chocolates from Pierre Marcolini, and Brown shirts and hats.

We anticipate over 250+ alums will be attending. This is one event you won’t want to miss!

We are pre-selling tickets now for a discounted ticket price of $35 for Brown Club Members and $50 (including a 40% discounted one-year membership to the Brown Club) for non-member alumni.

Pre-paid tickets will have the opportunity to use the dedicated "express" check-in table.

Pre-registration closed at midnight on Wednesday, October 3rd.

Cash or personal checks ONLY at the door. Tickets will be $50 at the door for everybody.

AFTER-PARTY AT HONEY starting at 10:30 pm! (243 W. 14th near 8th Ave). Pre-registered guests will be on the guest list. For those paying at the door, please keep your wristbands as you will either need to be on the guest list or have a wrist-band.

Admission to Honey remains subject to their strict dress code and the capacity of the venue. Please bear in mind that drinks and snacks at the After-Party are supplemental to the price of admission of to the Kick-Off.

Looking forward to seeing everybody at the Kick-Off!

The Ivy League Comedy Showcase returns to NYC's Gotham Comedy Club as part of the NY Underground Comedy Festival Monday October 1st at 7 PM.

A showcase of clever, smart and talented comics starring professional comedian alumni of the Ivies and other top schools— the country's funniest, brightest and most educated comedians performing clean, clever material. The show stars Luke Cunningham '01, Ivy favorite Karen Bergreen, top college comic Steve Hofstetter, founder Shaun Eli and some special guests. For more information, please visit www.IvyLeagueComedy.com.

Contact: (212) 367-9000 for reservations. $20 cover and two beverage minimum.

Please join the Brown Book Club of New York as it reconvenes for the fall to read A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon. Please visit the Brown Book Club website for more information. Please RSVP to brownbookclubnyc@gmail.com .

Haddon's acclaimed debut novel, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," brilliantly imagined the inner world of an autistic teen-ager. Here the hero is similarly uncommunicative and detached, this time because of a stiff upper lip. George, recently retired, thinks talking is "overrated" and greets the death of a friend with relief "that they would not be playing squash again." Obsessed with his own mortality, he barely registers the dramas around him: his wife is having an affair, his daughter is marrying a man she's not sure she loves, and his son is afraid to bring his boyfriend to the wedding.

Reviews

"A Spot of Bother is tidily executed...This book is kind in spirit and emphathetic to its characters' assorted plights."

-The New York Times

"A pleasant comic caper... the writing is extremely skilled and clever."

-Chicago Tribune

"A Spot of Bother crackles and pops with humor and pathos... sparklingly written."

-Los Angeles Times

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GAME NIGHTS

Are you game? The University of Chicago Club of New York invites the distinguished alumni of Brown University to ply your knowledge and match wits with alumni from the University of Chicago and peer institutions at Game Night. Every two months or so, we meet at a bar to play a pre-announced board or parlor game. For the first 15 minutes, we meet and mingle, and then let the friendly competition begin. Cost is free, with a suggested two-drink minimum. Participants are requested to arrive on time. Latecomers will buy drinks for on-timers.

Two weeks before each event, an Evite will be sent to the Game Night e-mail list. For more information or to join the list, please e-mail Julie Kwon, UChicago, AB'93 at swingmuse@yahoo.com (please include your name, school, graduating year and degree to sign up for the list). You are cordially invited to bring it on.

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** Sunday, September 23. 2007 **

3:15 p.m.

Game Night 3.4: $25,000 Pyramid Game

Win fake money in the home version of the classic tv game show. Rules will be modified for multi-player, multi-team play.